Eton College Collections
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The Eton College collections are a collection of items of significant cultural or scientific value kept by Eton College
. They include College Library, College Archives, Eton College Natural History Museum, Casa Guidi
, Eton College Antiquities Collection and The Museum of Eton Life. The Collection also has hundreds of photographs, paintings, drawings and prints. Many items in the Collection are lent to exhibitions around the world.
s of immense cultural value, including a Gutenberg Bible
and pages from the manuscript of Darwin's Origin of Species. Facilities include: a readers' room for researchers, on-site and remote reference services, teaching support for the College, specialist group & school visits, regularly changing exhibitions and imaging services.
Opening hours (by appointment only) are:
Monday-Friday 9.30am-1pm and 2-5pm.
s are listed).
Open only during term-time and when the boys are in residence.
, punishment, uniforms and other customs. It was founded by a former housemaster, Peter Lawrence
.
During Eton School Term:
During Eton School Holidays:
and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. They include College Library, College Archives, Eton College Natural History Museum, Casa Guidi
Casa Guidi
Casa Guidi is the fifteenth-century patrician house in Piazza San Felice, 8, near the south end of the Pitti Palace in Florence, in which the piano nobile apartment was inhabited by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning between 1847 and Mrs Browning's death in 1861. After their son Pen's death in...
, Eton College Antiquities Collection and The Museum of Eton Life. The Collection also has hundreds of photographs, paintings, drawings and prints. Many items in the Collection are lent to exhibitions around the world.
College Library
College Library is located at the heart of Eton College and is separate from School Library. College Library is open to members of the Eton Community and outside researchers (the latter by appointment only). It houses rare books and manuscriptManuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
s of immense cultural value, including a Gutenberg Bible
Gutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed with a movable type printing press, and marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book. Widely praised for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the book has an iconic status...
and pages from the manuscript of Darwin's Origin of Species. Facilities include: a readers' room for researchers, on-site and remote reference services, teaching support for the College, specialist group & school visits, regularly changing exhibitions and imaging services.
Opening hours (by appointment only) are:
Monday-Friday 9.30am-1pm and 2-5pm.
College Archives
The College Archives contain many of Eton College's important documents made about the it since the it was founded. They also include a list of the boys who have attended Eton (although until the late nineteenth century, only the King's ScholarKing's Scholar
A King's Scholar is a foundation scholar of one of certain public schools...
s are listed).
Eton College Natural History Museum
The Eton College Natural History Museum is run by Eton College. The museum is open free of charge during the opening hours listed below. The museum contains thousands of stuffed animals, plants, fossils and insects. It is located at the archway into the Queens Quad, beside Lower Chapel. There is a sign outside when the museum is open.Opening Hours
- Sunday 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Open only during term-time and when the boys are in residence.
Museum of Eton Life
The Museum of Eton Life features artifacts and memorabilia about the history and traditions of Eton College and its students since the school's founding in 1440. Displays include famous Etonians, studies, games including the Eton Wall GameEton Wall Game
The Eton wall game is a game similar to football and Rugby Union, that originated from and is still played at Eton College. It is played on a strip of ground 5 metres wide and 110 metres long next to a slightly curved brick wall, erected in 1717....
, punishment, uniforms and other customs. It was founded by a former housemaster, Peter Lawrence
Peter Lawrence (teacher)
Peter Stafford Hayden Lawrence was a famous master at Eton College and a published author. He was, until his death, the last surviving master at Eton to have served in the Second World War....
.
Opening Hours
The museum is open from April through October.During Eton School Term:
- Wednesday 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Friday 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Saturday 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Sunday 2:00pm - 4:30pm
During Eton School Holidays:
- Daily 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Casa Guidi
Casa Guidi is a small house in Florence which was owned and inhabited by RobertRobert Browning
Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.-Early years:...
and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the United States during her lifetime. A collection of her last poems was published by her husband, Robert Browning, shortly after her death.-Early life:Members...